| Lunasia | |
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| In The Palmetum, Townsville | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Lunasia Blanco[3] |
| Species: | L. amara
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| Binomial name | |
| Lunasia amara Blanco[2]
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| Synonyms | |
Lunasia amara is the only species of flowering plant in the genus Lunasia of the family Rutaceae, and is native to Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland. It is a dioecious shrub with simple leaves and head-like clusters of small flowers, the female flowers with larger petals than the male flowers. The fruit has up to 3 follicles joined at the base, each containing a single seed.
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Lunasia amara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146096013A146096015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146096013A146096015.en. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Lunasia amara". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Lunasia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Lunasia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 July 2024.